Wilbur House

For the house in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, see Frank Wilbur House.

Wilbur House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	187 S. Main St., Fairport, New York
Coordinates	43°5′40″N77°26′30″W / 43.09444°N 77.44167°W / 43.09444; -77.44167
Area	7 acres (2.8 ha)
Built	1873
Architectural style	Second Empire
NRHP reference No.	80002651 [1]
Added to NRHP	May 06, 1980

Wilbur House is a historic home located on Main Street in Fairport, Monroe County, New York. It is a Second Empire–style structure built around 1873 that features a two-bay, two-story tower that projects from the northeast corner of the 1+1⁄2-story front section. The tower, as well as the rest of the front section, is covered by a decorative fish-scale and octagonal slate mansard roof. Also on the property is a contributing carriage house. ^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. ^[1]

Hiram P. Wilbur was the superintendent (some say the first such) of the westernmost section of the Erie Canal, and also the postmaster for the town of Perinton. ^[3] The home he built in 1873 later served as a boarding school before reverting to a private residence. ^[4] The house is currently 3,792 square feet (352.3 m²) with five bedrooms. Many of the historic details have been retained, including speaking tubes for intra-house communication. ^[4]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Cynthia Howk (February 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Wilbur House". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved October 1, 2009.See also: "Accompanying 10 photos".
3. "Perinton Historical Society - E. Church & S. Main Tour". www.perintonhistoricalsociety.org. Archived from the original on November 26, 2013.
4. "Historic French Chateau in Fairport is on the market".